13.02.20
LONDON LECTURE: Princes, Parkland and Politics: the legacy of Muskauer Park
Brian Dix will tell the story of Prince Pückler’s vision for the park, its subsequent division and neglect and its modern revalorization... continue
Past events
09.02.20
Introduction to Garden History
The Gardens Trust introduction to garden history course is back by popular demand, this time running over three Sundays starting on 9 February, in association with the Garden Museum. Each day... continue
29.01.20
LONDON LECTURE: Nicholas Leate ‘a lover of all faire flowers’
Dr David Marsh speaks about his research on Nicholas Leate, Jacobean merchant and plant collector.... continue
15.01.20
LONDON WINTER LECTURES: SEASON TICKET
Herbariums, a Jacobean ‘lover of faire flowers’, Muskauer Park (Saxony), Beth Chatto and The High Line (New York) – five fascinating talks... continue
15.01.20
LONDON LECTURE: Herbariums and Garden History: the Fulham Palace Experience
Dr Mark Spencer discusses how his research of herbariums has revealed plants once grown for Bishop Compton at Fulham Palace... continue
09.12.19
LPGT Talk: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Vauxhall pleasure gardens on the south bank of the Thames entertained Londoners and visitors to London for 200 years. Managed from 1729 by developer and impresario Jonathan Tyers it grew into a cradle of painting, architecture and music. Christopher Woodward explores what we can learn from Vauxhall Gardens about how we improve London’s...
06.12.19
Members’ Meet-Up, Bristol
For Gardens Trust and County Gardens Trust Members Friday 6th December 2019, 10.30am-4.00pm The Spielman Room, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3EW Join us at the wonderful Grade... continue
05.12.19
Telling the Story workshop: leaflets and displays
When you love a subject as much as we do, it’s easy to lose track of how to best tell the story in a way that everyone else will find interesting too! This workshop, part of Sharing Repton,... continue